Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-28
THE ISSUE Made.
Land Commissioner Sparks Wants the
President to Warn People Out Of
Greer County, Texas.
He Hslds the County Authorities Of
Greer and the Texas Officers With
cut Power 10 Sell Lands There
General Pryor Presents the Plea OF the
Chicago Anarchists to the UnitSd
States Supreme Oourt.
AFTER TEXAS.

| AFTER TEXAS.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-Commissione
Sparks of the General Land Office, in o
letter 30 the Secretary of the Interior,
has recommended that the President be
requested to issue en- executive procla-
mstion warning all persons whatever
claiming to act as officers of Greer coun-
ty, Texas, or otherwise, against selling
or attempting to sell or dispose OF any Of
the lands lying west of the north fork OF
Red river, in the southwestern part of
the Indian Territory, or attempting TO
exercise any authority over the same in
contradiction Of the authority of the
United States. This request is made
upon information that certain persons
claiming that the lands in question be-
long to the state OF Texas, have attempt
ed to exercise Jurisdiction over the same
as county officers OF the STATE Of Texas.
1t is also stated an intention has been
declared to have one-half of these lands
classified and sold as school lands be-
| longing to the state Of Texas.
THE ANARCHISTS CAsE.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l.-The applica-
ton to the United States Supreme court
for Writs of error in the Chicago ansr-
chist case was made in court shortly after
noon to-day by General Pryor in behalf Of
the condemned prisoners. The points
upon which he relied to show that the
cases involved federal questions which
would give this court jurisdiction were
frat that the statute of Illinois relating
to the impeachment Of juries makes it pos
sible to try prisoners with partial and
prejudiced jury, as was in fact
done in this case, and that sucn
statute is obnoxious to the
federal constitution, and second that
the prisoners were compelled TO testify
against themselves and criminste them
selves, and that eliminating evidence
against them was obtained by the police
from their private desks without search
warrants in violation OF the constitution
al provisions that man shall not be de-
prived of life, etc, without due process
of law. The court directed Mr.. Pryor TO
have printed st once the record which
presented the questions anu have printed
copies ready for submission to the court
to-day or early tomorrow morning. Fur
Their directions, if necessary would, the
Chief Justice said, be given on Monday
next.
TEXAS PENSIONS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-The following
Texas pensions were issued to-day {:
LIZA s, widow Of Robert Fl. Howard,
Galveston; Hamilton Foster, Raby;
Gossip, Phantom and Matthew G. Trus-
dale, N0lanviIla; Levi SeVirf0rd, GaTvip :;
Ernest WUlfforth, Jacksboro: James n.
B. Gray, Rad River Station; William j.
Harvey, Massallo.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.
| Special TO tne Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-There is 3 good
bit Of talk here over the story that 8 case
Will shortly be presented to the Supreme
court with view TO an early decision
involving the right of the President tH
sign bill after the adjournment CT Coh-
gress. The same perplexing eQes8on
has come up many tines, the last being
when President Cleveland signed num-
Der OF bills after the adjournment OF Con-
gress last session.
EVICTION CASES.
II is learned from private source thst
evidence is being collected to be brought
before Congress at the coming session IN
regard to the eviction Ct "squstters" by
| foreigners VINO have bought large tracts
in the different states and territories.
Ny informant states the story contained
in the evidence at hand was one of start
ling brutality: that men and women had
been handcuffed and dragged from their
homes and left On the roadside
20 perish, etc. The whole
thing, it is said, is of such = sensational
character as will startle the entire coun-
Try. Nothing can be learned at the de-
partment positively, although the officials
say thst these foreign land-grabpers will
stop st nothing to gain an end. Commits
sioner of the Lsnd Office Sparks and Sec
rotary Lamar are at loggerheads on one
question Of this character. The case Sin
question is where railroad built its line
some fifteen or twenty miles out Of the
line prescribed in it's grant. As conse-
quence settlers went beyond tha ten mile
limit and built houses. The railroad
! ordered them off, claiming the ground
Commissioner Sparks holds that the road
has no right to the ground, having for
feited it by building out of the line pre-
scribed. Secretary Lamar has refused to
concur in the decision, holding that own
ership is vested in the railway and cannot
be taken from them.
The President will be at the White
House sgsin tomorrow, and it is said
will Immediately tske up those matters
held in allegiance during his tour. The
most important matters are the filing OF
the vscancy on the Supreme bench and
the appointing of successor to ex-As-
sistsnt Secretary of Slate Porter. Both
Of these matters will be settled next week
The appointing of q successor to Secre-
tary Lamar, for there is little doubt about
his going on the Supreme bench will not
be until Just before Congress meets. Ex-
Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania, it is
generally conceded, will be called to the
Cabinet as Secretary OF the Interior.
RESPONSIBILITY OF BANK DIRECTORS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Attorney Cen
eraI Garland has informed the Comp
troller of the Currency that in compliance
with MS REG nest he will Monday morning
make motion in the United States
Supreme court to have the case Of E. Il.
Morius, IS receiver of First National
Bank Of Buffalo against El6ridge, Spauld-
ing, ct al, advanced in the docket and set
for argument e. 81 early day. This case
iSvo-ves the responsibility of directors OF
National Banks for negligence and the
Treasury officials regard it as ex eeding-
ly important that the question be speedily
decided. Ia letter to the Attorney
General on the subject Comptroller Tren-
holm says: SIN support of the request,
have the honor to ssy that l regard it
IS very important that the
Supreme court should lay down at
an early daY the principle upon which